We’ve spent many intriguing weeks wandering through the lava and cinder deposits in the Sunset Crater area a few miles NE of Flagstaff. Fascinating, and not even a thousand years old. And Sunset is but a few miles from the much older and taller volcanic remnants, the San Francisco Peaks where the max elevation is over 12000 ft, AZ’s highest point, sacred to the Hopis, themselves apparently descended from the ancient Sinagua people.

The later arrivals — white people — have also found the cinder deposit areas to be extremely useful in making new blue jeans with that well-worn “old” look about them. Can’t recall what they’re called for some reason or other, but the contrast between native people who see the area as sacred and white immigrant descendants who only see anything for the money in it is staggering.

Speaking of the ENVIRONMENT, here’s a classy little paragraph…
In March — for the first time since records began — global carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere passed 400 parts per million (ppm). The last time carbon dioxide levels were this high, humans did not exist. It might be too late to save the oceans
Kongradualations, Hoomans, yoove skrewed yourselfes into eventual ekstinkshun.

You might be surprised. I watch Fox News Sunday every week (unless there’s a Formula One race, some things are sacred). Wallace’s visible reactions to answers on the show indicate to me he would like a relatively credible GOP, compared to what they have now.

GOP presidential hopeful believes in deficit spending, has no problem with a 27.24% interest rate on his personal debt. Holy crap. NO ONE who is stupid enough to take out a loan at that rate should be President.

Donald Trump has turned the tables on Gawker. After the online site released one of Donald Trump’s cellphone numbers, the GOP presidential candidate changed his voicemail this morning.

“Hi, this is Donald Trump and I’m running for the presidency of the United States of America,” he says on the recording. “With your help and support, together we can make America truly great again! Visit me at twitter @realDonaldTrump and check out my campaign website at http://www.donaldtrump.com Hope to see you on the campaign trail, we’re going to do it!”

Lindsey Graham’s people are totally kicking themselves right about now. Stupid move destroying the phone on video, when they could have done this instead.